Manual  of  Rules 


—FOR  THE— 

Missionaries  of  the 
Evangelical  Association 


ORDERED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS 


19  18 


Manual  of  Rules 


—FOR  THE— 

Missionaries  of  the 
Evangelical  Association 


ORDERED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  MISSIONS 

19  18 


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I.  Appointment  of  Missionaries 


GENERAL  REQUIREMENTS 

1 .  Persons  desiring  appointment  as  missionaries  to  the 
foreign  field  are  expected  to  answer  a  series  of  personal  ques¬ 
tions  as  to  health,  Christian  experience,  etc.,  provided  for  can¬ 
didates,  and  to  undergo  a  medical  examination  by  a  physician 
designated  by  the  Board  or  its  Executive  Committee.  Also  in 
a  letter  of  application  to  state  briefly:  their  religious  history; 
motives  for  desiring  to  engage  in  the  work  of  foreign  missions; 
experience  in  active  Christian  service;  whether  they  expect  to 
go  married  or  single ;  and  to  furnish  any  other  information 
which  the  Board  ought  to  have,  bearing  upon  their  appoint¬ 
ment. 

It  is  most  desirable  that  those  appointed  as  missionaries 
should  have  the  same  general  qualifications  which  make  a 
Christian  worker  useful  and  successful  at  home;  that  they 
should  have  been  approved  as  winners  of  souls,  and  that  they 
should  possess  deep  piety  of  life  and  spiritual  power.  Names 
should  be  furnished  of  those  who  can  speak  of  the  candi¬ 
date’s  qualifications  in  these  regards. 

MINISTERIAL  MISSIONARIES 

2.  In  addition  to  this,  those  seeking  appointment  as 
ministerial  missionaries  will  be  required  to  furnish  testimonials 
from  their  college  and  seminary  professors,  or  something  equiv¬ 
alent,  as  to  their  literary  and  theological  attainments;  also 
recommendations  from  their  conferences  as  to  their  standing 

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and  qualifications  for  missionary  work.  Without  such  rec¬ 
ommendation  of  conference,  no  ministerial  missionary  will  be 
commissioned.  It  is  expected  that  such  candidates  should  have 
had  some  experience  in  personal  evangelistic  effort. 

MEDICAL  MISSIONARIES 

3.  Those  desiring  appointment  as  medical  missionaries 
(both  men  and  women),  in  addition  to  the  general  require¬ 
ments  and  qualifications  specified  in  Rule  1 ,  must  furnish 
testimonials,  especially  from  the  pastor  of  the  church  to  which 
they  belong,  as  to  their  Christian  character,  soundness  in  the 
faith  and  adaptation  to  missionary  work;  also  recommenda¬ 
tions  from  competent  persons,  such  as  their  teachers,  as  to 
their  literary  qualifications,  and  from  their  medical  professors 
and  others  as  to  their  professional  attainments. 

Unordained  men,  other  than  medical  missionaries,  apply¬ 
ing  for  appointment,  are  required  to  furnish  similar  testimonials, 
except  the  certificate  of  professional  qualifications;  especially 
letters  bearing  upon  their  qualifications  for  the  form  of  mis¬ 
sionary  work  proposed. 

SINGLE  WOMEN 

4.  Single  women,  including  physicians,  should  in  all  cases 
make  their  application  for  appointment  through  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Society.  Such  applicants  shall  furnish  the  infor¬ 
mation  required  in  Rule  1 ,  and  recommendations  from  their 
pastor  as  to  their  literary  qualifications,  Christian  character, 
soundness  in  the  faith,  practical  experience  in  Christian  work, 
aptness  to  teach  the  Bible,  and  adaptation  to  the  form  of  mis¬ 
sionary  work  contemplated. 


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Single  women  who  are  candidates  for  appointment  as  mis¬ 
sionaries  are  informed  that  it  is  earnestly  recommended: 

(I.)  That  they  will  not  marry  within  the  circle  of  the 
Board’s  Missions  in  less  than  three  years  from  the  date  of 
their  arrival  on  the  field;  and  that  they  will  not  marry  outside 
the  Board’s  Missions  in  less  than  five  years  from  said  date. 

(2.)  That  single  women  who  are  appointed  as  medical 
missionaries  will  not  marry,  either  within  or  outside  the  Board's 
Missions,  in  less  than  five  years  from  the  date  of  their  arrival 
on  the  field.  This  rule  shall  not  apply  to  nurses. 

(3.)  Should,  however,  a  single  woman  appointed  as  mis¬ 
sionary  marry  outside  the  Board’s  Missions  within  five  years, 
then  such  missionary  must  refund  to  the  Board  pro  rata  in 
proportion  to  the  amount  of  money  spent  for  their  journey  and 
outfit. 

THE  WIVES  OF  MISSIONARIES 

5.  The  wives  of  missionaries  are  regarded  as  associate 
missionaries,  uniting  with  their  husbandsjn  desire  and  effort  to 
give  the  Gospel  to  the  unevangelized.  It  is  expected  that,  so 
far  as  is  consistent  with  their  strength  and  household  duties, 
they  will  learn  the  language  and  take  part  in  missionary  work. 
Wives  of  men  seeking  appointment,  or  women  expecting  to  be¬ 
come  wives  of  missionaries,  are  expected  in  a  personal  letter 
to  give  some  account  of  their  religious  experience  and  their  in¬ 
terest  in  the  cause  of  foreign  missions;  also  to  furnish  satisfac¬ 
tory  testimonials  as  to  their  Christian  character,  their  experi¬ 
ence  in  Christian  work,  and  the  educational  advantages  they 
have  enjoyed;  also  to  answer  the  series  of  personal  questions 
and  to  undergo  the  medical  examination  provided  for  in 
Rule  1 . 


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The  wives  of  missionaries  shall  be  advisory  members  of 
the  Mission  Council  according  to  Rule  30. 

TESTIMONIALS 

6.  Justice  and  kindness  alike  require  that  in  all  cases 
testimonials  be  full,  discriminating  and  impartial.  They  should 
be  sent  directly  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  to  which  they 
make  their  application  by  those  writing  them,  and  if  desired 
will  be  regarded  as  private  and  confidential. 

DESIGNATION  OF  FIELD 

7.  Designation  of  field  is  sometimes  made  subsequent  to 
the  time  of  appointment.  In  making  this  designation  the  pref¬ 
erence  of  the  candidate  is  always  considered.  So  far  as  prac¬ 
ticable,  care  is  taken  to  assign  persons  to  the  field  for  which 
they  seem  to  be  best  fitted,  and  where  they  will  be  likely  to 
accomplish  most  in  the  service  of  Christ. 

OUTFIT 

8.  In  all  cases  of  outgoing  missionaries  the  following 
grants  for  special  expenses  or  outfit  will  be  made  if  desired  by 


the  missionaries: 

To  an  unmarried  missionary . $100.00 

To  a  man  and  his  wife . $200.00 


except  where  by  vote  of  the  Mission  Council  and  approval  of 
the  Boards,  smaller  grants  may  be  agreed  upon.  No  account 
need  be  rendered  as  to  how  the  outfit  money  is  spent,  save  that 
we  would  advise  retaining  at  least  one-half  of  the  amount  for 
expenses  on  the  field. 

Should  a  missionary  retire  from  the  field  after  a  service 
of  three  years  or  less,  for  any  other  cause  than  that  of  failure 


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of  health,  it  is  expected  that  an  equitable  return  of  the  special 
allowance  will  be  made  to  the  Board,  due  regard  being  had  to 
the  expenses  incurred  and  services  rendered. 

MEDICAL  OUTFIT 

9.  There  will  be  provided  in  addition  to  the  foregoing 
for  a  medical  missionary,  whenever  necessary,  an  allowance 
not  to  exceed  $150,  for  surgical  outfit.  This  allowance  is  not 
made  to  medical  missionaries  appointed  to  established  hospitals. 
These  will  be  granted  only  a  sufficient  sum  to  provide  a  hand 
medical  case  at  a  price  not  to  exceed  $75.00.  On  with¬ 
drawal  of  missionary  physicians  from  connection  with  the 
Board,  all  such  outfits  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board  and 
turned  over  to  the  Mission  Treasurer,  to  be  held  subject  to 
the  Board’s  instructions. 

On  the  removal  of  a  medical  missionary  from  one  Station 
to  another  the  medical  outfit  shall  remain  for  the  successor, 
unless  the  medical  work  is  to  be  closed  or  unless  there  is  no 
outfit  at  the  Station  to  which  removal  is  made. 

Medical  missionaries  shall  as  soon  as  possible  after  ar¬ 
riving  on  the  field  file  an  inventory  of  purchases  made  with  the 
medical  outfit  allowance,  and  also  keep  a  list  available  of  pur¬ 
chases  of  instruments  and  hospital  furnishings  made  from  the 
earnings  of  the  hospitals  under  their  charge. 

THE  JOURNEY 

1 0.  The  Board  pays  the  expense  of  the  journey  from 
the  home  of  the  missionary  to  his  Station,  or  vice  versa,  by 
a  direct  route.  If  any  missionary  wishes  to  deviate  from  this 
route  and  there  be  no  valid  reasons  to  the  contrary,  he  shall 


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receive  a  sum  equal  to  the  expense  of  the  direct  journey  as 
estimated  by  the  Board  at  the  time.  The  expense  is  based 
upon  the  shortest  and  least  expensive  route,  and  is  not  in¬ 
tended  to  include  items  of  emergency  beyond  those  incident  to 
delays  from  disarranged  service.  In  case  of  deviation  from  the 
direct  route,  the  additional  expense,  which  is  assumed  by  the 
missionary,  will  be  charged  against  his  salary  account. 

The  Board  pays  freight  and  customs  duties  to  the  field 
within  reasonable  limits  and  not  on  more  than  is  included  in  the 
regular  freight  and  baggage  allowance.  The  freight  allowance 
for  new  missionaries,  not  including  pianos  and  organs,  is  two 
measured  tons  for  a  single  missionary,  and  four  tons  for  a  mar¬ 
ried  missionary,  except  as  may  be  determined  by  special  action 
of  the  Board.  An  allowance  of  one  measured  ton  of  freight  is 
made  for  each  missionary  and  one-half  ton  for  each  child  re¬ 
turning  from  the  field  on  furlough  or  returning  to  the  field  after 
furlough. 

PASSPORTS 

1  1 .  All  our  missionaries  are  instructed  to  secure  passports 
before  leaving  the  home  land,  as  exigencies  may  arise  at  any 
time  in  any  foreign  country  in  which  a  passport  would  be  of 
great  service.  We  also  require  all  missionaries  to  register  in 
the  United  States  Consulate  in  the  country  to  which  they  have 
been  assigned. 


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II.  Support  and  Work  of  Missionaries 


SALARY 

1  2.  The  salaries  of  missionaries  are  fixed  by  the  General 
Conference,  or  in  case  of  special  exigency  by  the  Board,  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  expense  of  living.  The  salaries  are  deter¬ 
mined  after  correspondence  with  the  Missions.  The  general 
idea  on  which  they  are  fixed  is  that  of  giving  a  comfortable 
support  to  the  missionaries  while  they  continue  under  commis¬ 
sion  of  the  Board  on  the  mission  field.  Usually  a  house  is 
provided  or  house  rent  paid,  with  an  allowance  for  children. 

In  case  of  the  death  of  a  married  missionary  the  full 
salary  or  allowance  shall  be  continued  for  the  support  of  the 
widow  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  six  months,  and  if  she  desires 
to  return  to  the  home  land  her  moving  and  traveling  expenses 
shall  also  be  paid  by  the  Board;  but  in  the  case  of  death  of 
an  unmarried  missionary,  either  man  ok  woman,  the  salary 
shall  cease  with  death,  but  the  Board  will  take  care  of  all 
reasonable  funeral  expenses. 

In  the  case  of  a  missionary  left  a  widower  with  children 
and  keeping  house,  and  of  a  widow  similarly  situated,  continu¬ 
ing  in  the  service  of  the  Mission,  the  salary  shall  be  specially 
arranged  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances. 

1 3.  The  salary  begins,  as  a  rule,  when  the  missionary 
starts  for  his  Station,  or  sooner  if  the  missionary  under  appoint¬ 
ment  is  in  the  service  of  the  Board  in  the  home  land.  As  soon 
as  a  missionary  under  appointment  ceases  to  draw  salary  from 
his  former  appointment,  as  a  minister,  or  if  the  missionary  be 

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a  layman  and  his  income  as  a  layman  ceases,  the  Board  is 
authorized,  if  it  deems  it  advisable,  to  begin  the  salary  of  the 
missionary  from  the  time  such  former  salary  or  income  ceases. 
In  no  case,  however,  shall  the  salary  of  the  missionary  antedate 
the  time  of  his  appointment  as  missionary.  Salaries  shall  be 
paid  to  the  missionaries  at  the  end  of  each  month,  so  far  as 
practicable. 

The  salaries  of  missionaries  who  withdraw  from  the  serv¬ 
ice  of  the  Board  shall  cease  when  they  leave  their  Station 
or  on  termination  of  their  connection  with  the  Board. 


TERM  OF  SERVICE  AND  FURLOUGHS 

1  4.  The  appointment  of  missionaries  contemplates  service 
for  life,  if  the  Lord  will.  Periodical  furloughs,  however,  are 
in  complete  accord  with  such  service.  The  change  afforded 
tends  to  preserve  or  restore  the  health  and  energies  of  the  mis¬ 
sionaries,  and  their  presence  in  the  churches  at  home  increases 
interest  in  mission  work.  Therefore  the  male  missionaries  in  a 
non-Christian  land  shall  have  a  furough  after  every  seven  years 
of  continuous  service  on  the  Mission  field;  the  single  lady  mis¬ 
sionaries  shall  have  a  furlough  after  six  years  of  continuous 
service  on  the  field ;  in  each  case  as  long  in  duration  as  the 
Board  or  its  Executive  Committee  may  direct. 

Furloughs,  unless  otherwise  specified,  are  in  addition  to 
the  time  required  for  a  direct  journey  to  and  from  the  field. 
As  furloughs  will  be  extended  by  the  Board  only  for  impera¬ 
tive  reasons,  great  care  ought  to  be  taken  in  fixing  the  time 
of  departure  from  the  field,  so  that  risks  of  climate  may  not 
interfere  with  the  return  at  the  expiration  of  the  year.  The 
approximate  date  of  departure  from  the  field  should  be  fixed 


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at  a  regular  meeting  by  the  Mission  Council  and  reported  to 
the  Board  or  the  Executive  Committee. 

Any  other  leave  of  absence  than  the  furlough  thus  pro¬ 
vided  for  will  be  by  vote  of  the  Board  on  recommendation 
of  the  Mission  Council,  except  where  a  critical  condition  of 
health  does  not  admit  of  delay,  in  which  case  the  approval  of 
the  Mission  Council  will  be  deemed  sufficient;  the  action  to 
be  promptly  reported  to  the  Board  with  medical  certificate. 
Where  a  consultation  of  the  medical  missionaries  of  a  Mis¬ 
sion  is  practicable,  it  shall  be  only  on  the  recommendation 
of  such  a  consultation  that  missionaries  shall  be  ordered  home 
on  account  of  ill  health. 

The  Board  cannot  assume  the  responsibility  of  bringing 
missionary  families  home  on  account  of  the  health  of  children. 
The  Board  provides  for  the  traveling  expenses  of  the  children 
to  and  from  the  field,  as  specified  in  Rule  28.  Beyond 
this  the  Board  feels  that  it  is  not  proper  to  use  mission  funds 
in  providing  furloughs  and  traveling  expenses  on  account  of 
health,  or  in  the  case  of  children.  The  Board  will  interpret 
and  apply  these  principles  in  a  just  and  reasonable  way. 

PLACE  OF  FURLOUGHS 

15.  As  furloughs,  while  primarily  contemplating  the 
health  of  the  missionary,  have  reference  also  to  the  advan¬ 
tage  of  the  missionary  cause  in  the  Church  at  home,  it  is  de¬ 
sirable  that  they  be  spent  in  the  country  known  as  their  home. 
Any  missionary  wishing  to  spend  part  of  the  furlough  in  other 
countries  is  expected  to  correspond  with  the  Board  with  ref¬ 
erence  to  the  time  to  be  spent. 

As  the  Board  pays  the  traveling  expenses  to  the  home 
of  the  missionary,  it  is  necessary  that  the  domicile  be  stated 


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when  rendering  the  travel  account  and  that  the  journey  there¬ 
to  be  according  to  the  provision  in  Rule  I  3. 

If  the  missionary  has  no  settled  home  in  his  or  her  home 
land,  then  the  domicile  shall  be  considered  that  place  at 
which  he  spends  the  greater  part  of  his  furlough,  and  not  the 
farthest  point  to  which  he  may  travel  in  making  visits  among 
relatives  and  friends. 

TRAVELING  ON  FURLOUGHS 

1  6.  When  leave  of  absence  has  been  granted,  the  Board 
defrays  the  expense  of  the  journey  by  the  usual  direct  route 
from  his  Station  to  the  home  of  the  missionary  in  this  coun¬ 
try.  Arrangements  for  the  home  journey  should  be  made 
on  the  most  economical  basis  consistent  with  comfort  and  safe¬ 
ty,  and  wherever  possible  by  the  Treasurer  through  accredited 
agents  of  the  Board. 

1  7.  Missionaries  in  returning  home  should  bring  a  state¬ 
ment  of  accounts  from  the  Mission  Treasurer,  such  statement 
to  cover  the  salary  account  and  other  accounts,  and  funds 
furnished  for  traveling  expenses,  and  should  at  once  send  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  a  full  statement  of  traveling 
expenses;  also  home  address. 

HOME  ALLOWANCES 

1  8.  While  the  missionary  is  on  furlough  he  or  she  shall 
be  allowed  full  salary  during  the  furlough  period  fixed  by  the 
Board  or  its  Executive  Committee,  and  when  traveling  in  the 
employ  of  the  Board  shall  also  be  allowed  traveling  ex¬ 
penses.  An  allowance  shall  be  made  for  rent  when  necessary, 
the  amount  of  which  to  be  determined  by  the  Board  or  its 


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Executive  Committee.  Arrangements  for  the  itinerary  of  the 
male  missionary  shall  be  made  by  the  Executive  Committee, 
and  in  the  case  of  a  single  lady  missionary  by  the  Woman’s 
Board. 

WORK  AT  HOME 

1 9.  It  is  expected  that  missionaries  while  at  home  will 
avail  themselves  of  all  reasonable  opportunities  to  arouse  the 
zeal  and  interest  of  individuals  and  organizations  in  the  mis¬ 
sion  work.  The  interests  of  the  work  as  a  whole,  however, 
require  that  no  effort  should  be  made  to  secure  funds  for  any 
object  not  approved  by  the  Board. 

The  Board  defrays  the  traveling  expenses  of  missionaries 
visiting  ecclesiastical  bodies  or  churches  in  this  country  at  its 
request,  when  the  expenses  are  not  otherwise  paid. 

EXTENSION  OF  FURLOUGH 

20.  For  satisfactory  reasons  the  furlough  may  be  ex¬ 
tended,  but  at  the  end  of  the  time  agreed  upon,  if  the  con¬ 
sent  of  the  Board  is  not  given,  payment  of  salary  and  other 
expenses  will  be  discontinued,  and  at  the  end  of  the  second 
year  the  connection  of  the  missionary  with  the  Board  will 
be  terminated,  except  in  special  cases. 

VACATIONS  ON  THE  FIELD 

2 1 .  Such  brief  vacations  on  the  field  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  best  interests  of  the  mission  force  are  to  be  determined 
both  as  to  time  and  length  bv  the  Mission,  on  the  basis  of 
plans  submitted  by  the  Council  and  approved  by  the  Board. 


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MEDICAL  ALLOWANCES 

22.  At  Stations  in  China  where  medical  missionaries 
are  laboring  under  commission  from  the  Board,  they  are  re¬ 
garded  as  the  physicians  of  the  missionary  families  connected 
with  the  Board,  and  services  shall  be  rendered  them  free  of 
charge.  The  Board  will  not  be  responsible  for  expenses  in¬ 
curred  in  seeking  medical  aid  elsewhere.  In  case  any  of  our 
medical  missionaries  need  special  medical  attention,  or  in  case 
of  the  physical  breakdown  of  a  missionary  or  of  sickness  in  his 
family,  necessitatng  his  return  to  the  home  land,  the  Board 
will  deal  with  each  case  as  circumstances  may  require.  For 
the  missionaries  in  Japan  an  allowance  shall  be  made  for  all 
medical  bills  over  $20.00,  not  including  drugs  or  dental  bills, 
provided  such  medical  bills  are  approved  by  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Japan  Mission  Council.  No  medical  allow¬ 
ance  can  be  made  for  missionaries  on  furlough  except  in  cir¬ 
cumstances  of  extraordinary  necessity. 


KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  VERNACULAR 

23.  The  ability  to  read,  but  especially  to  speak  the  na¬ 
tive  language,  is  an  indispensable  qualification  for  missionary 
service.  To  aid  in  securing  this  each  Mission  is  required, 
through  competent  committees,  to  examine  all  new  mission¬ 
aries  at  the  close  of  the  first  and  second  years  of  service,  and 
at  such  other  times  as  the  Mission  may  deem  wise,  as  to  thei: 
knowledge  of  the  native  tongue,  and  to  report  the  result  to 
the  Board. 

Personal  teachers  will  be  provided  for  all  missionaries  for 
a  period  not  exceeding  six  years,  with  the  understanding  that 


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if  the  requisite  examinations  are  passed  before  this,  and  a 
teacher  is  not  needed,  his  employment  shall  cease. 

Exceptions  to  this  rule  can  be  made  only  by  the  Board  upon 
recommendation  of  the  Mission  Council. 


REMUNERATION  FOR  OUTSIDE  WORK 

24.  The  missionary  while  in  connection  with  the  Board 
will  give  his  time  and  strength  to  the  work  of  missions  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mission  Council  and  the  Board,  and  in  ac¬ 
cordance  with  the  provisions  of  these  Rules.  If,  with  the  ex¬ 
press  sanction  of  the  Council  and  the  Board,  he  shall  tempo¬ 
rarily  undertake  work  not  under  the  care  of  the  Board,  any 
sum  of  money  paid  for  such  work  shall  be  turned  into  the 
treasury  of  the  Mission  and  reported  to  the  Board,  except 
with  the  approval  of  the  Mission  Council  and  the  explicit  con¬ 
sent  of  the  Board  to  the  contrary.  Where  the  regular  work  is  a 
source  of  revenue,  such  as  medical  fees,  etc.,  the  amount 
received  shall  be  similarly  reported. 

* 

SUPPORT  OF  SUPERANNUATED 
MISSIONARIES 

25.  No  pensions  are  allowed  under  any  circumstances; 
but  if  missionaries  when  aged  and  infirm  remain  in  thfe  field 
with  the  approval  of  the  Council  and  the  Board,  their  support 
shall  be  continued  because  of  such  service  as  they  may  be 
able  to  render  and  the  good  influence  of  their  Christian  ex¬ 
ample,  counsels  and  prayers.  Single  lady  missionaries  who 
become  disabled  and  return  to  the  home  land  shall  be  pro¬ 
vided  for  here.  All  other  cases  naturally  fall  within  the  scope 
of  the  Superannuation  Fund. 


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WITHDRAWALS  FROM  SERVICE 


26.  In  the  event  of  withdrawal  from  missionary  service 
for  reasons  considered  sufficient  by  the  Board,  it  will  defray  the 
expenses  of  the  journey  to  the  home  land,  provided  said  jour¬ 
ney  be  made  within  a  year  from  the  date  of  withdrawal,  and 
may  make  a  grant  of  funds  to  meet  present  exigencies  in  cases 
of  special  need.  If  further  assistance  is  required  after  his  re¬ 
turn  and  his  ceasing  to  be  connected  with  the  Board,  the  case 
of  the  ordained  missionary  and  his  family  falls  within  the 
province  of  the  Superannuation  Fund  in  common  with  the 
cases  of  his  brethren  in  the  ministry  in  this  country  in  like 
circumstances. 


CHILDREN  OF  MISSIONARIES 

27.  An  annual  allowance  of  $75  is  granted  for  each 
child  from  birth  to  six  years  of  age,  of  $100  for  each  child 
between  the  ages  of  six  and  twelve  and  of  $125  for  each 
child  between  the  ages  of  twelve  and  eighteen  years.  This 
grant  ceases  when  the  relation  of  the  missionary  with  the 
Board  has  been  severed.  In  case  a  missionary  dies  the  al¬ 
lowance  for  his  children,  if  required,  shall  be  continued 
within*  the  same  age  limits.  If  at  any  time  the  allowances 
to  the  children  of  the  deceased  missionary  are  no  longer  needed 
for  their  support,  they  shall  cease  to  be  drawn.  The  amount 
of  children’s  allowances  to  be  paid  to  any  one  missionary  fam¬ 
ily  in  a  single  year,  shall  not  exceed  $500. 

28.  The  Board  defrays  the  expense  of  the  journey  of  the 
children  of  missionaries  to  this  country  under  the  age  of 
eighteen,  provided  that  the  number  of  single  trips  of  any  child 

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between  this  country  and  the  foreign  field  for  which  the  Board 
shall  be  responsible  shall  not  exceed  five ;  but  it  does  not 
engage  to  meet  the  expense  of  their  return  after  the  age  of 
sixteen  to  the  country  from  which  they  came  unless  they  go 
out  as  missionaries  under  the  appointment  of  the  Board. 


RIGHT  TO  RECALL 

29.  The  Board  reserves  the  right  of  recalling  missionaries 
or  of  revoking  their  appointment  for  sufficient  reasons,  which 
are  to  be  of  record,  and  to  be  submitted  to  the  General  Con¬ 
ference,  with  the  minutes  of  the  Board.  When  the  usefulness 
of  any  missionary  is  open  to  serious  question  on  the  field  in 
which  he  has  been  laboring,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Council  to  make  proper  investigation  and  to  report  its 
judgment  to  the  Board.  After  the  connection  of  missionaries 
with  the  Board  has  been  terminated,  no  payments  of  money  on 
their  accounts  will  be  made  unless  by  special  agreement. 


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The  Mission 


THE  MISSION  COUNCIL 

30.  All  male  missionaries  and  single  lady  missionaries, 
under  appointment  by  the  Board,  within  a  certain  country,  shall 
constitute  the  Mission  Council  of  that  field,  with  the  following 
restrictions: 

An  unordained  missionary  and  a  single  lady  missionary 
shall  not  be  considered  full  members  of  the  Mission  Council 
of  any  of  our  foreign  fields  until  after  the  end  of  the  first 
year  of  service  on  the  field,  and  after  they  have  passed 
the  language  examinations  for  the  first  year.  Missionaries  in 
China  attending  the  Language  School  for  one  year  shall  be¬ 
come  full  members  of  the  Council  at  the  next  annual  meet¬ 
ing  following  their  entrance  into  the  active  work  on  their  re¬ 
spective  fields.  The  wives  of  the  members  of  the  Council  shall 
be  considered  advisory  members  of  the  Mission  Council. 

MISSION  SECRETARIES 

3 1 .  Each  Mission  shall  have  a  Secretary  elected  by  the 
Board  of  Missions,  whose  duties  shall  be  to  record  accurately 
the  proceedings  of  the  Mission  Council,  to  receive  and  keep 
files  of  all  official  correspondence  addressed  to  the  Mission, 
to  receive  and  distribute  all  report  forms  and  see  to  it  that 
these  and  all  minutes  and  reports  provided  for  are,  in  proper 
form  and  season,  returned  to  the  Home  Secretary  in  charge 
of  the  correspondence,  to  see  that  all  communications  ad¬ 
dressed  to  the  Mission  have  proper  reply,  and  to  perform 

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such  other  functions  as  shall  be  assigned  by  the  Mission  Coun¬ 
cil.  The  above  does  not  apply  to  correspondence  between 
the  Board  and  the  Mission  Treasurers. 

POWERS  OF  THE  MISSION  COUNCIL 

32.  The  Mission  Council  has  the  general  care  and  super¬ 
vision  of  all  work  within  its  limits.  All  questions  of  administra¬ 
tion  are  subject  to  its  judgment,  but  all  its  proceedings  must 
be  submitted  to  the  Board  for  approval.  All  requests  requiring 
the  action  of  the  Board  must  be  accompanied  by  the  action  of 
the  Mission  Council  upon  them.  No  missionary  is  permitted  to 
make  proposals  to  the  Board  or  its  Executive  Committee  or  to 
the  Woman’s  Board  without  first  submitting  such  proposal  to 
the  Mission  Council  for  its  judgment. 

MEETINGS  OF  THE  MISSION  COUNCIL 

33.  The  Mission  Council  shall  meet  at  least  once  a  year. 
An  accurate  record  of  its  proceedings  shall  be  kept  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Mission,  a  copy  of  which  shall  be  sent  as 
soon  as  possible  after  the  meeting  to  the  Executive  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  for  the  Board’s  approval.  No 
communications,  excepting  those  containing  general  informa¬ 
tion  about  the  work  of  the  Mission,  shall  be  sent  to  the  Exec¬ 
utive  Secretary  before  they  have  been  approved  by  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Council.  All  matters  requiring  the  action  of  the  Board 
of  Missions  should  be  transmitted  in  a  strictly  business  man¬ 
ner,  distinct  from  matters  of  general  missionary  interest. 

The  traveling  expenses  to  the  meetings  of  the  Mission 
Council  shall  be  paid  to  all  members  of  the  Mission  and  to 
wives  of  missionaries  who  are  advisory  members  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  Council. 


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LITERARY  WORK 

34.  Literary  work,  such  as  translating  and  the  prepara¬ 
tion  of  religious  and  educational  books,  should  be  undertaken 
only  with  the  consent  or  by  the  appointment  of  the  Mission 
Council  and  approval  by  the  Board,  and  by  persons  adjudged 
to  be  most  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  language. 

BUDGETS 

35.  At  the  annual  meeting  the  Mission  Council  shall 
prepare  a  careful  estimate  of  the  probable  necessary  expenses 
of  its  work  for  the  next  ensuing  year.  The  Estimate  blanks 
prepared  by  the  Board  should  be  used  for  this  purpose.  The 
estimates  should  be  forwarded  without  delay  to  the  Secretary- 
Treasurer  of  the  Board,  and  will  be  acted  upon  by  the  Board 
as  promptly  as  possible. 

A  copy  of  the  estimates  of  the  work  of  the  Woman’s  Mis¬ 
sionary  Society  must  also  be  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Woman’s  Missionary  Society. 

APPROPRIATIONS 

36.  As  the  Board  must  render  annual  reports  to  the 
Church  of  its  expenditures  on  the  foreign  field,  the  various 
Missions  must  consider  each  year’s  appropriations  as  available 
only  during  the  year  for  which  they  are  made. 

37.  Each  Mission  will  be  responsible  for  bringing  its 
expenditures  for  the  year  within  its  appropriations,  and  that 
any  overdrafts  will  be  charged  against  the  appropriations  for 
the  ensuing  year. 

Where,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  any  Mission  closes  its 
accounts  with  a  balance,  this  balance  shall  be  reported  to  the 

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Board  and  be  applied  toward  meeting  the  appropriations  for 
the  new  year,  reducing  by  so  much  the  amount  to  be  sent  out 
from  the  General  Treasury. 

SPECIAL  APPEALS 

38.  All  money  not  paid  through  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Board,  but  received  for  the  work  by  missionaries  from 
Churches,  or  other  organizations  or  from  individuals,  should 
be  reported  through  the  Mission  Treasurers.  The  Board  feels 
that  wherever  consistent  with  the  will  of  the  donor,  such  gifts 
should  be  applied  to  the  regular  budget  of  authorized  ex¬ 
penditures  for  the  year  until  this  has  been  wholly  met.  But 
if  this  is  not  allowable,  the  Board  considers  it  but  just  to  the 
Church  and  to  the  givers  themselves  and  to  the  work  as  a 
whole,  that  all  gifts  going  out  to  the  field  should  be  reported 
to  the  Mission  Treasurers,  and  the  Mission  Treasurers  should 
make  report  to  the  Board,  showing: 

(a)  All  gifts  passing  through  their  hands  for  special 
purposes. 

(b)  As  far  as  possible,  all  gifts  not  passing  through 
their  hands,  but  received  and  expended  by  individual  mission¬ 
aries  for  the  work. 

SUPREME  AIM  OF  WORK 

39.  The  great  end  of  missionary  life  and  service  is  the 
preaching  of  Christ  crucified.  All  forms  of  work  must  be 
subordinate  to  this  end,  and  all  methods  of  misionary  effort, 
medical,  educational,  industrial,  etc.,  will  be  sanctioned  and 
supported  by  the  Board  only  as  they  contribute  to  a  wider  and 
more  effective  proclamation  of  the  Gospel  and  give  promise  of 
vital  missionary  results. 


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PROPERTY 

40.  No  property  is  to  be  purchased  or  sold,  nor  any 
building  erected  for  the  Board,  without  its  sanction.  None 
of  its  property  is  to  be  mortgaged  or  assigned  for  any  debt. 
All  property  given  or  purchased  for  its  use  shall  be  at  once 
transferred  to  it,  or  be  held  in  trust  for  it. 

Gifts  on  the  field  or  from  sources  outside  of  the  Board’s 
Treasury  for  the  erection  of  buildings  on  the  property  of  the 
Board,  or  for  enlarging  or  improving  buildings  already  in 
use,  or  for  acquiring  new  property,  must  be  reported  to  the 
Board,  and  before  these  gifts  are  expended  full  plans  of  the 
improvements  contemplated  should  be  submitted  to  the  Board 
for  its  approval. 

Title  deeds  of  all  property  are  to  be  duly  recorded  in  the 
way  required  by  the  government  within  whose  territory  the 
Mission  is  located ;  copies  thereof,  with  diagrams  of  land  and 
buildings,  to  be  sent  to  the  Treasurer  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  All 
repairs  on  buildings  shall  be  included  in  the  general  estimates, 
and  no  enlargement  or  alteration  involving  expenses  shall  be 
made  without  the  concurrence  of  the  Mission  Council,  and,  if 
amounting  to  more  than  $100,  the  sanction  of  the  Board. 

4 1 .  Each  year  the  Mission  Council  should  forward 
to  Cleveland,  upon  property  blanks  furnished  for  such  pur¬ 
pose,  all  details  of  new  property  acquired,  or  buildings  erected, 
so  that  the  Board’s  files  may  be  kept  up  to  date. 

Missionaries  who  expend  funds  belonging  to  the  Board, 
or  who  in  any  way  involve  the  Board  in  property  or  financial 
obligations,  without  its  consent,  will  be  held  personally  respon¬ 
sible  for  the  amount. 


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PROPERTY  ACQUIRED 

42.  No  plans  shall  be  adopted  nor  any  land  purchased, 
without  the  approval  of  the  Mission  Council  in  addition  to 
the  Board’s  approbation.  The  Mission  Council  shall  have 
general  supervision  of  the  erection  of  all  buildings.  Copies 
of  all  plans  approved  by  this  Council  shall  be  forwarded  as 
soon  as  possible  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

SALE  AND  RENT 

43.  Property  not  in  use  and  not  likely  to  be  needed  for 
missionary  purposes  should  be  disposed  of  promptly,  or  as  soon 
as  a  fair  price  can  be  obtained.  Sales  are  to  be  authorized 
by  the  Mission  Council  on  terms  approved  by  them  and  con¬ 
firmed,  in  cases  of  real  estate,  by  the  Board.  The  proceeds 
of  such  sales  should  be  credited  to  the  Board  and  reported 
at  once.  Where  property  unused  by  the  Mission  can  not  be 
sold,  it  should  be  rented  as  advantageously  as  possible  and 
the  proceeds  reported  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board;  in  such 
cases  the  character  of  the  tenant  and  the  proposed  use  of  the 
property  is  to  be  carefully  considered. 

PRINTING  PRESSES 

44.  No  printing  establishment  or  press  shall  be  erected 
without  the  express  sanction  of  the  Mission  Council  and  the 
Board,  and  no  printing  establishment  of  the  Board  shall  be 
used  for  private  work  or  for  any  missionary  publications  ex¬ 
cept  under  authorization  of  the  Mission  Council;  and  letters, 
tracts,  or  appeals  printed  at  these  establishments  at  the  expense 
of  the  Board,  with  a  view  to  their  being  sent  to  individuals 
or  communities  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  must  have 
the  authorization  of  the  Board. 

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REPORTS 


45.  The  Secretary  of  each  Mission,  at  the  close  of  the 
Mission  year,  shall  prepare  reports,  statistical,  financial,  and 
general,  of  the  various  departments  of  its  work  and  submit 
them  to  the  Mission  Council  at  its  annual  meeting.  Each  mis¬ 
sionary  also  shall  prepare  a  report  of  his  or  her  labors  during 
the  year,  and  submit  it  to  the  Mission  Council.  All  these  re¬ 
ports,  with  the  Mission  Council’s  judgment  thereon,  shall  be 
sent  promptly  to  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Board  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  a  copy  of  all  reports,  financial  or  other, 
shall  be  sent  directly  to  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Board  of 
the  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and 
such  reports  must  reach  the  officers  herein  referred  to  in  good 
time,  that  they  may  be  enabled  to  make  proper  reports  to  the 
Board  of  Missions. 


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Treasurers 


MISSION  TREASURERS 

47.  The  Board  or  its  Executive  Committee  shall  elect 
a  treasurer  for  each  Mission,  said  treasurer  to  assume  his 
duties  at  the  time  designated  by  the  Board.  It  devolves  on 
the  Mission  Treasurer  to  preserve  carefully  all  deeds  of  Mis¬ 
sion  property  and  other  legal  papers  not  transmitted  to  the 
Board;  to  keep  in  official  books,  procured  at  the  Board’s  ex¬ 
pense  and  to  be  the  property  of  the  Board,  clear  and  correct 
accounts  of  all  receipts  and  payments,  and  to  have  vouchers 
for  the  latter,  and  to  keep  files  of  all  official  correspondence 
properly  belonging  to  his  department.  His  books  must  be 
open  to  the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the  Mission  at  any 
reasonable  time. 

48.  The  Mission  Treasurer  is  the  agent  of  the  Board  for 
the  distribution  of  the  amount  appropriated  for  the  Mission, 
and  is  responsible  to  the  Board  for  all  funds  forwarded  to  him, 
these  funds  to  be  kept  in  a  bank  or  other  safe  depository  ap¬ 
proved  by  the  Mission  Council.  No  funds  of  the  Board 
shall  be  loaned  under  any  circumstances.  There  is  no  war¬ 
rant  for  assuming  liabilities  on  behalf  of  the  Board,  without 
the  actual  consent  of  the  Board,  and  it  is  within  its  proper 
right  to  repudiate  any  such  obligations.  The  acceptance  of 
funds  for  deposit,  and  the  investment  of  the  same  in  any  form 
of  security,  must  be  avoided.  The  advancing  of  funds  for 

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the  construction  of  chapels  or  in  behalf  of  any  individual,  how¬ 
ever  urgent  might  appear  to  be  the  necessity,  is  unwarranted. 

The  principle  of  this  paragraph  is  to  be  strictly  construed, 
there  being  no  warrant  for  disbursements  beyond  the  limit  of 
appropriations,  except  in  cases  for  which  the  Rules  provide. 

49.  He  is  also  the  agent  of  the  Board  to  enforce  any 
Rules  governing  the  use  of  revenue  derived  from  such  sources 
as  tuition  fees,  medical  fees,  press  earnings  and  premium  on 
exchange,  etc.  Such  funds  must  be  paid  to  him,  and  be  by 
him  reported  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

The  Mission  Treasurer  will  also  examine  and  check 
journey  accounts  presented  by  missionaries  upon  their  arrival 
in  the  field,  calling  the  attention  of  the  traveler  to  any  items 
incorrectly  entered. 

50.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Board  is  directed  to  remit 
to  each  Mission  Treasurer,  the  amount  appropriated  for  his 
Mission  during  the  fiscal  year  of  the  Board,  and  only  that 
amount;  this  to  be  forwarded  regularly  and  in  monthly  install¬ 
ments. 

5 1 .  The  receipt  of  such  remittances  is  to  be  officially 
acknowledged  by  the  Mission  Treasurer,  and  for  all  such 
funds  he  must  return  a  semi-annual  report  to  the  Board  through 
its  Treasurer,  duly  audited  by  a  committee  of  not  less  than 
two,  appointed  for  such  purpose  by  the  Board  at  its  annual 
meeting.  This  committee  shall  meet  to  audit  the  accounts 
of  the  Mission  Treasurer  as  soon  as  possible  after  December 
1  st  and  June  1  st  in  each  year.  A  clear  and  exact  copy  of  all 
receipts  from  and  all  expenditures  for  the  Woman’s  Work  in 
the  Mission  must  also  be  sent  by  the  Mission  Treasurer  each 
half  year  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Woman’s  Board. 


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52.  In  auditing  the  accounts  the  committee  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  is  expected  not  only  to  examine  the  footings  and  vouchers 
for  each  payment,  but  also  to  report  whether  the  disbursements 
under  appropriations  were  made  in  accordance  with  the  wish 
of  the  Board.  The  audit  should  include  an  examination  of 
the  cash  in  bank  and  all  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  and  all 
departments  of  the  Mission  involving  the  receipts  and  disburse¬ 
ments  of  funds,  including  schools,  hospitals  and  medical  work, 
orphanage  and  printing  establishment.  And  a  report  of  the 
committee  of  the  Mission  certifying  that  the  audit  required 
by  this  paragraph  has  been  made,  and  the  results  thereof 
should  be  forwarded  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

53.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Board  may  require  from  time 
to  time  concise  statements  of  the  condition  of  the  Mission 
treasuries  with  summary  of  receipts  and  disbursements  in 
American  gold,  but  the  full  detailed  statement  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  must  be  rendered  semi-annually,  according  to  Rule  50. 

54.  The  general  control  of  these  funds  is  intrusted  to  the 
Mission,  subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Board,  but  the  funds 
must  be  used  substantially  in  accordance  with  the  appropria¬ 
tions  as  made,  and  can  in  no  case  exceed  the  amount  with¬ 
out  special  authority  being  obtained. 

55.  The  Mission  Treasurer  shall  devise  reasonable  rules 
to  secure  sub-treasurers’  proper  accounts,  such  rules  to  be  ap¬ 
proved  by  his  Mission  Council,  and  a  copy  sent  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Board. 

56.  If  desirable,  the  Woman’s  Board  shall  appoint  sub¬ 
treasurers,  one  for  Japan  and  one  for  China,  to  whom  the 
funds  appropriated  for  the  operating  expenses  of  the  Wom¬ 
an’s  Work,  on  the  basis  of  the  approved  annual  budget,  shall 

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be  paid.  Said  sub-treasurers  shall  pay  all  properly  author¬ 
ized  operating  expenses  connected  with  the  Woman’s  Work, 
shall  submit  audited  semi-annual  reports  to  the  Mission  Treas¬ 
urer,  who,  besides  reporting  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board, 
shall  also  forward  copies  of  such  reports  to  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Woman’s  Board. 

PURCHASES  AND  MONEY  ORDERS 

57.  The  Teasurer  of  the  Board  is  authorized  to  make 
purchases  for  the  missionaries  of  the  Board,  but  all  charges, 
including  freight,  shall  be  deducted  from  the  salary  of  the 
missionary.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Board  shall  require  such 
form  of  order  for  goods  as  will  bind  the  missionary,  and  in¬ 
asmuch  as  the  Board  is  asked  to  advance  money  on  such 
orders,  the  Treasurer  on  the  field  through  whom  the  amount 
must  be  collected  shall  have  cognizance  of  the  obligation 
assumed.  This  shall  be  effected  by  the  countersigning  of  the 
order  by  the  Treasurer  on  the  field  and  a  duplicate  of  the 
order  shall  be  filed  with  the  Treasurer  so  countersigning. 

These  purchases  are  for  the  Mission  work  and  for  the 
missionaries’  personal  needs  and  do  not  include  purchases  for 
others  not  directly  associated  with  the  Mission. 

58.  The  Board’s  Treasurer  may  receive  and  transfer 
to  the  field,  funds  handed  him  for  the  private  use  of  mission¬ 
aries,  and  in  turn  pay  upon  authority  funds  transferred  to  him 
by  the  missionaries. 

Such  transfers  will  be  made  under  rules  which  he  may 
make,  but  shall  only  be  made  for  actual  value  received. 

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TREASURER’S  ANNUAL  REPORT 

59.  As  the  Board  for  the  purposes  of  its  Annual  Report 
closes  its  books  on  August  31st,  in  each  year,  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Board  shall  require  from  the  Mission  Treasurers 
such  reports  as  will  enable  him  to  prepare  his  report.  All 
unused  funds  and  unfinished  work  must  be  reported  at  the  end 
of  each  year. 

*  ¥  * 

60.  All  rules  heretofore  in  force,  but  now  conflicting 
with  the  rules  contained  in  this  Manual,  shall  be  and  are 
hereby  annulled. 


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INDEX 


A 

Aged  and  infirm  missionaries _  15 

Allowances,  freight  _  8 

medical  _  14 

for  children  _  16 

Appeals,  special  _  21 

Appropriations  _ ; _  20 

B 

Budgets  -  20 

C 

Children  of  missionaries  _  16 

Customs  duties _  8 

D 

Death  of  missionaries _ 9.  16 

Designation  of  field  _  6 

E 

Estimates  of  mission  _  20 

Extension  of  furloughs  _  13 

F 

Freight  allowance  _  8 

Funds  of  the  mission _  25 

Funeral  expenses  of  missionaries _ _ _  ‘  9 

Furloughs : 

of  male  missionaries  _  10 

of  single  lady  missionaries _  10 

duration  of  furlough  _  10 

place  of  furlough  _  11 

traveling  on  furlough _  12 

home  allowances  _  12 

work  at  home _  13 

itinerary  of  missionaries  _  13 

extension  of  furloughs _  13 

H 

Home  allowances _  12 

J 

Journey,  The  _ 7 


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INDEX — Continued 


K 

Knowledge  of  the  vernacular _  14 

L 

Language  school  in  China _  18 

Language  study  _  14 

Leave  of  absence _ 11,  12 

Literary  work  _  20 

M 

Marriage  of  lady  missionaries _  5 

Medical  allowances  _  14 

Medical  outfit  _  7 

Meetings  of  Mission  Council _  19 

Mission  Council,  The _ 18,  19 

Missionaries,  ministerial  _  3 

medical _  4 

unordained _  4 

women  _ 4 

wives  of _  5 

Missionaries  to  register _  8 

Missionaries’  wives  members  of  Mission  Council _ 6,  18 

Mission  secretaries _  18 

Mission  treasurers _ 1 _  25 

O 

Outfit  of  missionaries _  6 

Outfit  of  medical  missionaries _  7 

P 

Passports  _  8 

Pensions  _ 15 

Personal  teachers  _  15 

Plans  for  buildings _  22 

Powers  of  Mission  Council  _  19 

Printing  presses _  23 

Property  _ 22,  23 

Purchases  and  money  orders _  28 

R 

Recall  of  missionaries  _  17 

Remuneration  for  outside  w-ork _  15 

Reports  from  the  missions  _  24 

Reports  to  Woman’s  Missionary  Society _ 20,  24,  26,  28 


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INDEX — Continued 


Requirements,  General  _  3 

Retiring  from  service _  6 

Right  to  recall _  17 


S 

Salaries  of  missionaries _  9 

fixed  by  General  Conference _ _ _  9 

when  it  begins _  9 

paid  monthly  _  10 

ceases  at  withdrawal _  10 

Sale  and  rent  of  property _  23 

Single  women _  4 

Special  appeals _  21 

Study  of  native  language _  14 

Superannuated  missionaries  _ 15,  16 

Support  of  missionaries _ 9,  15 

•Supreme  aim  of  the  work _  21 


T 

Teachers  for  missionaries _ 

Testimonials  _ 

Time  of  service  _ 

Title  deeds  of  property _ 

Treasurer ’s  annual  report _ 

Treasurers  of  missions _ 

Treasurers  of  Woman’s  Board  __ 


14 

6 

10 

22 

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U 


Unordained  men _  4 

V 

Vacations  on  the  field _  13 


w 


Widow  continuing  in  service _  9 

Widows,  Allowance  for _  9 

Widower,  Missionary  left  a _  9 

Withdrawals  from  service  _  16 

Wives  of  missionaries  _ 5,  6,  18 

Women,  Single _  4 

Work  of  missionaries  at  home _  13 


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